Babywearing workshops followed, initially in collaboration with my friend Tory at her (now closed) shop, Next In Line, and then, after an invitation
from local doula Robyn Berman, at Uncommon Kids in Halifax and Pillars of Health in Dartmouth.
I borrowed an infant scale
from a local doula, I counted wet and dirty diapers and I nursed my baby what seemed like continuously to give him all the milk he needed.
Ask for recommendations
from local doulas, labor and delivery nurses and fertility doctors, they know who's the best in the area because they work with so many providers!
It is updated and cared for
from your local doulas with quality pregnancy books.
Not exact matches
If a book
from our required reading list is not at the
local library of an aspiring Best
Doula, Best
Doula Training will donate a copy to the library.
However, I will also share my resource list with you so that you can contact a some of my favorite
local doulas (ranging
from Delray Beach and Boca Raton
doulas to Fort Lauderdale and Miami
doulas) so that they can help you prepare and go over various labor pain coping strategies, especially if you are planning an unmedicated birth (or even leading up to getting an epidural during labor) it is good to learn about your options now so that you can be prepared, know what to expect and know what you want.
Local representatives
from many pregnancy, birth, parenting and baby related resources including
doulas, midwives, massage therapists, fitness instructors, childbirth educators, lactation consultants, photographers and more!
Aside
from my
doula and birth mentoring training, I also trained as a La Leche League Leader and have been supporting and helping mothers in my
local community to breastfeed since 2006.
Depending on where you live, you may be able to receive support
from a lactation professional for free through your hospital's lactation office, your
local La Leche League group, or a volunteer
doula who also has training in breastfeeding support.